January 29, 2025 Rebecca Noecker 3 min read City Council, Columns, District Perspectives, Rebecca Noecker, St. Paul City Council

What I’m Excited About in 2025

Council Perspectives, St. Paul City Council Ward 2 I love the freshness of a new year. It gives you a

January 29, 2025 Damian Goebel 1 min read

City Council to Begin Assessing Administrative Fines

The St. Paul City Council voted last month to allow a change to the city charter to give the council

January 28, 2025 Damian Goebel 1 min read Winter Carnival

Winter Carnival Kicks Off With Grande Day Parade

The Winter Carnival Grande Day Parade was held January 25 on Grand Avenue this year for the first time in

January 28, 2025 Abby Horton 2 min read

Twin Cities Record Show Stops at Summit Brewing

On February 15, The Twin Cities Record Show will take place at Summit Brewing Company, 910 Montreal Circle, in the

December 26, 2024 Damian Goebel 3 min read

Viengchan Oriental Market Opens In Former Cooper’s Site

The long-awaited return of a neighborhood grocery store to West 7th finally came when Viengchan Oriental Market opened its doors

December 26, 2024 Damian Goebel 3 min read

New Crisis Nursery Offers Support to Families in Need

Sarah Ellefson, the Executive Director of STAR House, the only home based residential crisis nursery in Ramsey County, has been

Ramsey County Commissioner Rafael Ortega

December 26, 2024 Rafael Ortega 3 min read

Rice Creek Commons Update

Although it’s not right here in the city, I know many of you are still interested in the former TCAAP property in Arden Hills (now Rice Creek Commons) and how we are working to make it a productive place for people to live and work. One of our challenges is that we are a fully developed county in Ramsey County and the only way to expand the tax base is to clean up brownfields. In 2013, we purchased this property (the largest superfund site in the state) and cleaned it up. By redeveloping this parcel, we will expand our tax base and will be able to reduce every Ramsey County taxpayer’s burden. Like most big redevelopment projects, it takes time and we need to get cities, the county and developers to agree and we need the economic vision to fit today’s conditions. Here is the update.